Harry Oliver: 9 books
Bubble Gum and Hula Hoops
The Origins of Objects in Our Everyday Lives
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2010
The fascinating and funny origins of everyday objects-bliss for history hounds, language lovers and trivia buffs.
In this delightful volume, Harry Oliver reveals the most unusual and unexpected stories behind the household necessities, toys, common objects, technological advances, and everyday...
Flying by the Seat of Your Pants
Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Let's "cut to the chase" and "make no bones about it"-this book will have you "pleased as punch."
Sowing your wild oats, throwing in the towel, painting the town red...Harry Oliver reveals the fascinating stories behind these and other strange turns of phrase steeped...
Black Cats & Four-Leaf Clovers
The Origins of Old Wives' Tales and Superstitions in Our Everyday Lives
Language: English
Release Date: September 7, 2010
Cross your fingers, knock on wood, and clutch your rabbit's foot a little tighter.
In this charming and endlessly diverting book, Harry Oliver delves into the stories behind the traditions and superstitions that permeate our everyday lives, unearthing the fascinating histories of these weird...
Bees' Knees and Barmy Armies
Origins of the Words and Phrases We Use Every Day
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
What makes someone "pleased as punch?" Why is New York City called "The Big Apple?" And what does it mean to escape by the "skin of your teeth?" Every day speech is peppered with hundreds of phrases and expressions, but rarely are their origins contemplated. This intriguing...
Ending Poverty in America
How to Restore the American Dream
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2009
**An “**engrossing collection of rigorously researched articles” from Elizabeth Warren, Jared Bernstein, William Julius Wilson, and more (Publishers Weekly).
Can the wealthiest nation in the world do anything to combat the steadily rising numbers of Americans living in poverty—or the...
by George Pope Morris, Eliza Leslie, George William Curtis
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2011
In view of the necessary limitations as to the volume's size, I could not hope to represent all periods of American literature adequately, nor was this necessary in order to give examples of the best that has been done in the short story in a humorous vein in American literature. Probably all types of...
by Harry James Smith, Edith Smith, Contributor
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2013
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• a linked Table of Contents
CONTENTS
On the French Shore of Cape Breton
La Rose Witnesseth
Of the Bucherons
Of La Belle Mélanie
Of Siméon's Son
At a Breton Calvaire
The Privilege
Their True Love
Garlands for Pettipaw
Seelenfeuer
Geschichten und Gedichte über das ganz große Gefühl
Language: German
Release Date: May 20, 2012
. über die Liebe! Geschichten und Gedichte, geschrieben von Frauen und Männern, die die Geschehnisse ihres Herzens, ihrer Phantasie, ihrer Erlebnisse und ihre Gefühle zu Papier gebracht haben. Ein unvergleichliches Kaleidoskop an Emotionen, arrangiert zu einem wunderbaren Strauß von Sinnlichkeit...
Arsetrology
How Your Poo Can Predict Your Future
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2012
Forget the crystal ball - predicting the future is all about the toilet bowl. 'Arsetrology' is a groundbreaking new book which uncovers the hidden depths of your number twos, using the ancient art of poo-reading.
If horoscopes and palm-reading are driving you round the u-bend, then panic no...